What's the jack inside my glovebox for?

[Brett]

I've found what looks like a mini-headphone jack inside my glovebox. Don't know whether it is some after-market fitment or came with the car. No reference to it anywhere in the owner's manuals. Any ideas? Anyone know what an iPod connection looks like?

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

i imagine its for the aux connection from comand. you should be able to run an ipod through it.

 

[R2D2]

yup. Lucky you, its sounds like an aux input!

 

[Brett]

Thanks for the answers, but pardon my ignorance - I go and buy an iPod, load my tunes and attach via the jack. Select Aux on COMAND and I've got my tunes - am I likely to be able to scroll thru via the steering wheel controls to select what I want to play? I assume the iPod will need to be connected to a power source as well?

 

[R2D2]

I doubt you'll be able to interface with the ipos because it is connected only by the headphone jack. It'll be nice to listen to your music or sound tracks to the kids dvd players etc

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

buy the ipod, put songs on it, create several play lists and just select a playlist. It wont scroll but you have edited it anyway so you shouldnt want to skip a song!!!

 

[Flyer]

Brett, have a look at my thread.

To recap, using the AUX-IN, only gives you an audio input into COMAND, nothing else. Well worth using though

 

[Brett]

Brett, have a look at my thread.

To recap, using the AUX-IN, only gives you an audio input into COMAND, nothing else. Well worth using though

Thanks - I'll borrow my Dad's iPod later in the week and check it out. Appreciate your help. :bannana:

 

[Shude]

You might want to press the map button or something once it's playing so you don't have to look at AUX on the screen for the rest of the journey

 

[Brett]

You might want to press the map button or something once it's playing so you don't have to look at AUX on the screen for the rest of the journey

Thanks - I do that as a matter of course except for when I am reading my SMS's

 

[andy_cyp]

Thanks - I do that as a matter of course except for when I am reading my SMS's

How do you get to read your sms's via the command screen ???

 

[Classy_A_Class]

That's a nice suprise isn't it - love my Ipod and know how chuffed I would be to find that! If it does work and it sways you to buy an Ipod - get the original - 4th Gen. The Nanos, shuffles, and minis aren't as good IMHO. Just make different play lists for different moods and let it play - if you get bored with the order, just put it on shuffle. You can even put audio book on, lol. So enjoy your new found feature!

 

[Brett]

How do you get to read your sms's via the command screen ???

Press the tele button, select the arrow on the screen that is pointing to the right, select SMS, select load SMS....read.....

 

[Brett]

That's a nice suprise isn't it - love my Ipod and know how chuffed I would be to find that! If it does work and it sways you to buy an Ipod - get the original - 4th Gen. The Nanos, shuffles, and minis aren't as good IMHO. Just make different play lists for different moods and let it play - if you get bored with the order, just put it on shuffle. You can even put audio book on, lol. So enjoy your new found feature!

Cheers - my parents are bringing theirs over tomorrow so I'll check whether it works or not.

 

[concordepilot19]

Smart cars have a jack inside the glove box, it's used for raising the car when changing a wheel